Effective sales depends on building deep relationships with your customers. Intimate relationships. Trusting relationships. Long term relationships. Mutual benefit relationships. Cherished relationships. Memorable relationships. “Gaspworthy” relationships. The end game is to establish such a strong bond with a customer they will never EVER think of doing business with someone else. Customer intimacy results in barriers ... Read Post

Jordan Wan is Founder and CEO of CloserIQ, New York City’s leading sales recruiting firm. SalesPOP! sat down with Jordan to pick his brain on the subject of sales recruitment–one of the most fundamentally crucial areas for companies today. You’ve obviously developed a first-rate formula for sourcing top salespeople. What would you say are the ... Read Post

Do you find yourself gritting your teeth at the thought of attending another meeting at work? Or perhaps you’ve heard others complain about what a waste of time the meetings are and now you have to hold one of these meetings of you own! How can you engage people who are right about what a ... Read Post

Buyers are everywhere. Sales success takes a keen focus on the buyer in order to attract, engage and then empower them to buy. Read Post

Not all Austrians yodel! Just a few months ago I traveled to my hometown of Vienna, to accompany my 90-year old mother back home, to see friends and to eat (amazing, authentic Italian) Gelato and drink Viennese coffee. While the city itself still has the same character (with beautifully restored historic buildings), many things have ... Read Post

There is no doubt that we have benefited from online professional networking sites. But have we lost sight of the benefits of in-person networking? Read Post

Just based on social commentary, along with incredibly negative entertainment media over the last 100 years (think Death of a Salesman and Glengarry Glen Ross, just as 2 prime examples), it would appear, at least at a surface glance, that the only meaning salespeople could find in life would come from pressuring prospects to buy ... Read Post

There are many appropriate ways to establish relationships with executives. The below Executive Selling Checklist gives you the steps you need to be successful. It also helps you to avoid all the common pitfalls. By following this simple checklist, you will enjoy ongoing access to key executives which will enrich your career and contribute to ... Read Post